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Fans Look Forward To T-Shirt Giveaway As Holiday Weekend Continues

Posted Thursday, Jul 4, 2013

Independence Day weekend continues at Monmouth Park
on Friday. Five stakes events highlight the next three days, including the
Grade 1 $500,000 United Nations Stakes on Saturday, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and
You’re In” Challenge Race. On the same day fans will receive a free Monmouth Park t-shirt with the price of admission
to the park.

The racetrack
will also continue the jockey autograph and memorabilia sale, which will carry on
until the end of the weekend. Fans can also look forward to Family Fun Day on
Sunday with free pony rides, face painting, bounce houses, and live music by
Cats On A Smooth Surface who will perform “On the Green”. In addition, Monmouth
will host a $200 Monmouth/Woodbine Handicapping Contest on Sunday, in which the
top two finishers will earn an all expense-paid trip to Las Vegas as well as a seat at the National
Handicapping Championship.

Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with
post time at 12:50 p.m. for each day of the holiday weekend.